IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ON RCN EXPORTS FROM AFRICA Organised By IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ON RCN EXPORTS FROM AFRICA Title Sponsor Platinum Sponsor Karim BERTHE Cotton and Cashew Council of Cote-d’Ivoire Technical Adviser of the DG 09-11 February, 2017 Grand Copthorne, Singapore

WORLD CASHEW MARKET Rising demand Supply deficit Falling production Dependence on imported RCN Food safety non compliance Rising costs Labour problems Fast growing consumption RCN trade Lost traceability Volatility and speculation Carbon footprint Rising demand High dependence on Vietnam Rising food safety needs Concern for environment and csr. Production drop Factory closures Lack of processing. Opportunity for growth. Need for financial services and upskilling. WORLD CASHEW MARKET Title Sponsor Platinum Sponsor 09-11 February, 2017

Consequences along the value chain: WORLD CASHEW MARKET Africa: RCN availability Umployment Limited Proces. Capacity Land (Indus. Production) Lack of investments Lack of competitiveness Kernel Market: (USA, EU…) Growing demand Food Safety and traceability issues Social and Environment issues Asia: Production slowing RCN imports Labor issues Far from markets (EU,USA…) RCN 2 mil mt Kernel 0,4 mil mt Consequences along the value chain: Weak treacebility, Carbon footprint, Speculations and volatility on RCN prices Your company logo Singapore 09-11 February, 2017

MAIN OBJECTIVES OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN CASHEW INDUSTRIES Discourage RCN Export Strenghten local processing (local and international investors) Ship out kernels from Africa instead of RCN Add value Create job for Young and women Your company logo Singapore 09-11 February, 2017

IMPACTS OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ON RCN EXPORTS AFRICA: Processing +/-2 mil mt Invest, Technologies, Technical Assist, Know How ASIA: Processing +/-1,5 mil mt Kernel in bulk, RCN Kernel Market: (USA, EU…) Growing demand Food safety and traceability issues Social and Environnent issues Kernel Kernel Your company logo Singapore 09-11 February, 2017

IMPACTS OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ON RCN EXPORTS THANK YOU Your company logo Singapore 09-11 February, 2017